Deal alert / Lisa Stansfield: The Collection 1989-2003 box set

Incredible price for the 18-disc Lisa StansfieldThe Collection box set today on Amazon UK…
If you need reminding, this set includes of all Lisa’s Arista albums – Affection (1989), Real Love (1991), So Natural (1993), Lisa Stansfield(1997) and Face Up (2001) – as 2CD+DVD casebound book deluxe editions, as well as a remix compilation called People Hold On… TheRemix Anthology – a three-CD set that containsover thirty rare and previously unheard full-length mixes.

The price for this box right now is just £40 and it looks as if Amazon (many Amazons!) are price-matching a third party seller. My guess is that the third party seller won’t have too much stock and once they sell out the ‘Sold by Amazon’ price will shoot up again. Therefore, in order for as many SDE readers as possible to get the cheap price, I’d recommend purchasing from Amazon directly, which you can do by going to the “Other Sellers on Amazon” box on the right slightly down the page. In theory, the Amazon price will stay cheap, until the third-party seller is out of stock!

Affection deluxe 2CD+DVD

Disc 1

Affection
1. This Is The Right Time
2. Mighty Love
3. Sincerity
4. The Love In Me
5. All Around The World
6. What Did I Do To You?
7. Live Together
8. You Can’t Deny It
9. Poison
10. When Are You Coming Back?

Bonus Tracks

11. Affection
12. Wake Up Baby
13. The Way You Want It
14. This Is The Right Time [Miles Ahead Mix]
15. All Around The World [Long Version]

Disc 2

1. My Apple Heart
2. Lay Me Down
3. Something’s Happenin’
4. Sing It
5. This Is The Right Time [Extended Version]
6. All Around The World [Around The House Mix]
7. Live Together [Extended Version]
8. What Did I Do To You? [Mark Saunders Remix]
9. You Can’t Deny It [Extended Version]
10. The Love In Me [Extended Version]
11. This Is The Right Time [Kick Mix]
12. All Around The World [Runaway Love Mix]
13. Live Together [Home Sweet Home Mix]

DVD

Promo Videos

1. People Hold On – with Coldcut
2. This Is The Right Time
3. All Around The World
4. Live Together
5. What Did I Do To You?
6. You Can’t Deny It
7. This Is The Right Time [US Version]

Live! All Around The World – Live in Birmingham, 1990

8. This Is The Right Time
9. Mighty Love
10. You Can’t Deny It
11. Love In Me
12. Sincerity
13. Poison
14. Live Together
15. Good Morning Heartache
16. What Did I Do To You?
17. All Around The World
18. People Hold On
19. Affection
20. The Way You Want It

2014 interview with Mark Goodier

Real Love (1991) Deluxe 2CD+DVD

Disc 1

Real Love

1. Change
2. Real Love
3. Set Your Loving Free
4. I Will Be Waiting
5. All Woman
6. Soul Deep
7. Make Love To Ya
8. Time To Make You Mine
9. Symptoms Of Loneliness & Heartache
10. It’s Got To Be Real

1. Change
2. All Woman
3. Time To Make You Mine
4. Set Your Loving Free
5. Change [US Version]
6. A Little More Love
7. ‘T Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do [Live]
8. All Woman [Live]

2014 interview with Mark Goodier

So Natural (1993) Deluxe 2CD+DVD

Disc 1

So Natural

1. So Natural
2. Never Set Me Free
3. I Give You Everything
4. Marvelous & Mine
5. Goodbye
6. Little Bit Of Heaven
7. Sweet Memories
8. She’s Always There
9. Too Much Love Makin’
10. Turn Me On
11. Be Mine
12. In All The Right Places
13. Wish It Could Always Be This Way

Lisa Stansfield (1997) Deluxe 2CD+DVD

Disc 1

Lisa Stansfield

1. Never Gonna Fall
2. The Real Thing
3. I’m Leavin’
4. Suzanne
5. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
6. Don’t Cry For Me
7. The Line
8. The Very Thought Of You
9. You Know How To Love Me
10. I Cried My Last Tear Last Night
11. Honest
12. Somewhere In Time
13. Got Me Missing You
14. Footsteps

1. The Real Thing
2. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
3. The Line
4. Don’t Cry For Me
5. People Hold On [Bootleg Mix]
6. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up [US Edit]

An Intimate Evening With Lisa Stansfield: Live at the Riverside Studios 1997

7. The Real Thing
8. I’m Leavin’
9. People Hold On
10. Suzanne
11. Don’t Cry For Me
12. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
13. Change
14. You Know How To Love Me
15. The Line
16. All Around The World

2014 interview with Mark Goodier

Face Up (2001) Deluxe 2CD+DVD

Disc 1

Face Up

1. I’ve Got Something Better
2. Let’s Just Call It Love
3. You Can Do That
4. How Could You?
5. Candy
6. I’m Coming To Get You
7. 8-3-1
8. Wish On Me
9. Boyfriend
10. Don’t Leave Now I’m In Love
11. Didn’t I?
12. Face Up
13. When The Last Sun Goes Down

1. Let’s Just Call It Love [Dreemhouse Full Extended Mix]
2. More Than Sex
3. 8-3-1 [Morales Radio Mix]
4. I’ve Got Something Better [Trackmasters Remix]
5. All Around The World [Norty Cotto Remix]
6. Let’s Just Call It Love [Silk Cut Mix]
7. 8-3-1 [Morales Alternative Club Mix]
8. All Around The World [Junior Vasquez Earth Anthem]
9. Let’s Just Call It Love [DYNK Vocal]
10. 8-3-1 [Morales Dub]
11. All Around The World [Norty’s World Dub]
12. Let’s Just Call It Love [K Warren Full Vocal]

DVD

Promo Video

1. Let’s Just Call It Love

Live at Ronnie Scott’s, 2002

2. 8-3-1
3. The Real Thing
4. So Natural
5. Make Love To Ya
6. Tenderly
7. Someday (I’m Coming Back)
8. Don’t Explain
9. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
10. Didn’t I?
11. Change
12. Live Together
13. I’ve Got Something Better
14. Face Up
15. All Woman
16. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
17. People Hold On
18. All Around The World

2014 interview with Mark Goodier

People Hold On… The Remix Anthology 3CD

Disc 1

1. People Hold On [Full Length Disco Mix] with Coldcut
2. What Did I Do To You? [Morales Mix]
3. Change [Ultimate Club Mix]
4. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up [Frankie’s Classic Club Mix]
5. This Is The Right Time [The Rhythm Mix]
6. The Real Thing [K-Klassic Mix]
7. Let’s Just Call It Love [Feel It Mix]
8. Make Love To Ya [Light Me Up Mix]
9. Set Your Loving Free [Dubmaster Edit]
10. Time To Make You Mine [Sunship Mix]
11. All Around The World [The Global Quest]

Disc 2

1. Live Together [Live It Up]
2. This Is The Right Time [Shep Pettibone Extended Remix]
3. I’m Leavin’ [Hex Hector NYC Rough Mix]
4. Let’s Just Call It Love [Bass City Rollaz Rollin’ Dub]
5. Never Gonna Fall [Wyclef Remix]
6. Set Your Loving Free [Low Life Mix]
7. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up [After Hours Mix]
8. The Love In Me [12″ Remix]
9. You Can’t Deny It [Sky King Mix]
10. What Did I Do To You? [Anti Poll Tax Dub]
11. Change [Metamorphosis Mix]

Disc 3

1. All Around The World [American Club Remix]
2. The Line [Pure Funk Mix]
3. Change [Bone-Idol Mix]
4. Live Together [Big Beat Mix]
5. The Real Thing [Yūtenji Mix]
6. You Can’t Deny It [Yvonne Turner Extended Remix]
7. The Line [Ian O’Brien’s Benfleet 3:30 Mix]
8. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up [Franktified Off The Hook Dub]
9. What Did I Do To You? [Red Zone Mix]
10. Time To Make You Mine [In My Dreams Mix]
11. All Around The World [Attack Mix]

Dunno…saw the deal last night and ordered it and alerted Paul…timing was great as I had recently preordered the Blue Zone reissue and will be getting both at the same time…next up The Moment and Seven deluxe reissues and Lisa’s Early Years CD.

These are some of the worst remasters I’ve heard.
It’s becoming typical of the Edsel standard.
The Steve Miller (so called) remasters, the Ian Dury box…
…none of them sound any better – and in some cases worse – than low-band, compressed to **** .mp3 sound quality.
If you can get the .mp3 versions cheaper you’re probably better off with those or the previous CDA .wav releases which all sound far better than this muddy drivel.

it seems the 1 disc version is £20 BUT the blurb below it says “1991’s Out of Time was the album that catapulted R.E.M. from an indie favorite to one of the biggest bands in the world. Topping charts in the US, UK and beyond, this three-time GRAMMY Award-winning album remains an iconic title in modern rock history, with hits like “Losing My Religion” and “Shiny Happy People.” To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this legendary album, Out of Time is being reissued on vinyl for the first time since its debut. This deluxe edition includes the full, remastered album, pressed on audiophile-quality, 180-gram vinyl; plus 2 bonus discs of never-before-heard demos, offering fans an intimate look inside the band’s writing process. New liner notes with insight in the recording process from band members and others involved in the original release round out the package. ”

Which kinda means they are saying it’s the three disc version but it is stuck below the 1 disc picture and tracklisting. – Confused?

Considering the breadth of unreleased mixes and rare material included here, it’s a shame the sound quality of this release isn’t great. Not unlistenable or anything but still, I’m glad to have this stuff on CD and they’ve bothered to put it all out at all.